Value-Added Communications Inc.pdf

Issued: October 14, 2014 Effective: October 24, 2014

Tariff Administrator
12021 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 100
Reston, VA 20190 IDn1401
Value-Added Communications, Inc. Idaho P.U.C. Tariff No. 1
d/b/a GTL 1st Revised Page No. 1
Cancels Original Page No. 1

Value-Added Communications, Inc.

d/b/a GTL

Schedule of

GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR EXCHANGE
AND INTEREXCHANGE SERVICES

Applying to the

Services and Facilities of this Company

In the State of Idaho

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Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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October 24, 2014
Boise, Idaho
Value-Added Communications,Inc.
d/b/a GTL
CHECK SHEET
Pages 1 through 32,inclusive,of this tariffare effective as ofthe date shown.
Idaho P.D.C.Tariff No.1
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Issued:June 2,2016
TariffAdministrator
12021 Sunset Hills Road,Suite 100
Reston,VA 20190
Effective:June 20,2016
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
June 20, 2016
Boise, Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
Value-Added Communications, Inc. Idaho P.U.C. Tariff No. 1
1st Revised Page No. 7
Replacing Original Page No. 7
Issued October 31, 2006 Effective November 10, 2006
Kermit D. Heaton – Executive Vice President
Value-Added Communications, Inc.
3801 E. Plano Parkway, Suite 100
Plano, Texas 75074
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CONTACT INFORMATION

VALUE-ADDED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

3801 E. PLANO PARKWAY
SUITE 100
PLANO, TEXAS 75074-1808

[phone]
Facsimile: [phone] T

Email: [e-mail]

For operational or tariff questions:

Cheryl Cook
Manager – Regulatory Affairs
[phone]
[e-mail]

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Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
November 10, 2006
Boise, Idaho
Value-Added Communications,Inc.
d/b/a GTL
SECTION 1 -DEFINITIONS
Idaho P.D.C.Tariff No.1
151 Revised Page No.8
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Ancillary Service Charge:Any charge Consumers may be assessed for the use of Inmate Calling services that are (N)
not included in the per-minute charges assessed for individual calls.(N)
Authorization Code:A numeric code,one or more ofwhich are available to a customer to allow access to the carrier
and which are used by the carrier to prevent unauthorized access and to identify the customer for billing purposes.
Authorized User:A person,firm,corporation or other entity authorized by the Company to be connected to the
service ofthe Customer.
Auto-Collect Call:A call billed to the called party without the intervention of a live operator.
Automated Calling Card/Credit Card Call:A call billed to an authorized telephone company-issued calling card or
to a commercial credit card for which the end user dials all of the digits required to route and bill the call,
Billing Cycle:The Company enters into contractual arrangements with local exchange carriers,third-party billing
agents,and commercial credit card companies to perform billing and collection services on behalf of the Company.
The billing cycle for each call is determined by the existing billing arrangement between the end user and the billing
entity.
Called Station:The terminating point ofthe call (i.e.the called number).
Calling Station:The originating point ofthe call (i.e.the calling number).
Carrier:Value-Added Communications,Inc.,unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Casual Calling Customer:A customer who accesses the services of the Company through a host subscriber or by
dialing the access code ofthe Company.
Collect Billing:A billing arrangement whereby the originating caller can bill the charges for a call to the called
party,provided that the called party accepts the charges.
Collect Call:A call charged to the called party.
Company:Value-Added Communications,Inc.,unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Correctional Facility:A facility for the confinement,detention,and/or rehabilitation of inmates from where inmates
originate calls using the Company's services.
Issued:June 2,2016
TariffAdministrator
12021 Sunset Hills Road,Suite 100
Reston,VA 20190
Effective:June 20,2016
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
June 20, 2016
Boise, Idaho
Value-Added Communications,Inc.
d/b/a GTL
SECTION I -DEFINITIONS (Continued)
Idaho P.U.c.Tariff No.I
1sl Revised Page No.9
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Customer:The person,fIrm,partnership,corporation or other entity that orders telecommunications service under
the provisions and regulations of this tariff.The customer is responsible for the payment of charges for use of the
Company's services and for compliance with the terms of the Company's tariff.
Customer Dialed Call:A call where the end user dials all of the digits necessary to route and bill the call.Service
may be accessed through a "0+"dialing sequence.
Day:From 8:00 AM up to (but not including)5:00 PM local time Monday through Friday.
Direct Dialed Call:A call requiring no operator assistance.A direct dialed call is completed and billed without the
assistance of an automated or live operator.This includes calls forwarded by call forwarding equipment.
End User:The person,fIrm,corporation or other entity that uses the Company's services.
Evening:From 5:00 PM up to (but not including)11:00 PM local time Sunday through Friday.
Incomplete Call:A call where the transmission between the calling and the called station is not established (e.g.
busy,no answer,etc.).
Inmate:An end user in a correctional facility.
Jail:A facility of a local,state or federal law enforcement agency that is used primarily to hold individuals who are (N)
(1)awaiting adjudication of criminal charges;(2)post-conviction and committed to confInement for sentences of I
one year or less;(3)post conviction and awaiting transfer to another facility.The term also includes city,county or I
regional facilities that have contracted with a private company to manage day-to-day operations;privately-owned I
and operated facilities primarily engaged in housing city,county or regional inmates;and facilities used to detain I
individuals pursuant to a contract with U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement.(N)
LATA (Local Access and Transport Area):A geographic area within which local telephone companies may offer
telecommunications services (local or long distance).
LEC:Local Exchange Carrier
Local Exchange Carrier:A telephone company utility that provides local telecommunications services to a specifIc
geographic area for business and residential customers.
Night/Weekend:From 11:00 PM up to (but not including)8:00 AM Sunday through Friday,and 8:00 AM Saturday
up to (but not including)5:00 PM Sunday.
Issued:June 2,2016
TariffAdministrator
12021 Sunset Hills Road,Suite 100
Reston,VA 20190
Effective:June 20,2016
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
June 20, 2016
Boise, Idaho
Value-Added Communications,Inc.
d/b/a GTL
SECTION 1 -DEFINITIONS (Continued)
Idaho P.U.C.TariffNo.1
151 Revised Page No.10
Cancels Original Page No.10
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Operator Service.A telecommunications service that includes automated or live assistance to the end user in the
billing or completion ofa telephone call.
Operator Station Call:A service where an end user places a non-Person-to-Person call with operator assistance.
Person-to-Person Call:An operator assisted call where the caller specifies a particular person,department,
extension,room number or office that the caller wishes to reach.
Prison:A facility operated by a territorial,state or federal agency that is used primarily to confine individuals (N)
convicted of felonies and sentenced to terms in excess of one year.The term also includes public and private I
facilities that provide outsource housing to other agencies such as the State Departments of Correction and the I
Federal Bureau of Prisons;and facilities that would otherwise fall under the definition of a Jail but in which the I
majority ofinmates are post-conviction or are committed to confinement for sentences longer than one year.(N)
Subscriber:The person,firm,partnership,corporation,or other entity that owns the pay telephone,PBX,or other
switch vehicle from which an end user places a call using the Company's services.A subscriber has a pre-existing
business arrangement with the Company and may also be a customer or end user.
Third Party Billing:A billing arrangement by which a caller can bill the charges for a call to a phone number other
than the calling number or the called number.
Third Party Call:A call charged to a phone number other than the calling station or the called station.
Uncompleted Call:A call where the transmission between the calling and the called station is not established (e.g.
busy,no answer,etc.).
VAC:Value-Added Communications,Inc.("the Company")
V & R Coordinates:Geographic points which define the originating and terminating points of a call in mathematical
terms so that the airline mileage of the call may be determined.Call mileage is used for the purpose of rating calls.
Issued:June 2,2016
Tariff Administrator
12021 Sunset Hills Road,Suite 100
Reston,VA 20190
Effective:June 20,2016
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
June 20, 2016
Boise, Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Office of the Secretary
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Office of the Secretary
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Boise, Idaho
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Boise, Idaho
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Boise, Idaho
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Boise, Idaho
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Office of the Secretary
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Boise, Idaho
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Office of the Secretary
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Boise, Idaho
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Boise, Idaho
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Office of the Secretary
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Office of the Secretary
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
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January 22, 2005
Boise, Idaho
Value-Added Communications,Inc.
d/b/a GTL
4.1 General
SECTION 4 -RATES
Idaho P.U.C.Tariff No.1
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Each customer is charged individually for each call placed through the Company.All charges are expressed
in Dollars unless otherwise specified.
The charges for the Company's services are determined by:
Distance between stations,
Time ofday and day ofweek,
Duration ofthe call,
Class of call,an
Jurisdictional nature of the call (intraLATA or interLATA).
Customers are billed based on their use of the Company's service.No installation charges or fixed monthly
recurring charges apply.
[Reserved For Future Use](D)
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Issued:June 2,2016
TariffAdministrator
12021 Sunset Hills Road,Suite 100
Reston,VA 20190
Effective:June 20,2016
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
June 20, 2016
Boise, Idaho
Value-Added Communications,Inc.
d/b/a GTL
4.3 Rates
Local:Usage
Per Minute:
IntraLATA Toll:Usage
Idaho P.D.C.TariffNo.1
151 Revised Page No.29
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SECTION 4 -RATES (Continued)
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$0.3000
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$0.3000
EveninglNight/Weekend
Initial Min Add'l Min
$0.2400 $0.2400
Effective:June 20,2016
TariffAdministrator
12021 Sunset Hills Road,Suite 100
Reston,VA 20190
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
June 20, 2016
Boise, Idaho
Value-Added Communications,Inc.
d/b/a GTL
SECTION 4 -RATES (Continued)
4.3 Rates (Continued)
InterLATA-Intrastate:Usage
Idaho p.u.c.Tariff No.I
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$0.5000
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$0.5000
Evening
Initial Min Add'l Min
$0.5000 $0.5000
Night/Weekend
Initial Min Add'I Min.
$0.5000 $0.5000
Effective:June 20,2016
TariffAdministrator
12021 Sunset Hills Road,Suite 100
Reston,VA 20190
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
June 20, 2016
Boise, Idaho
Value-Added Communications,Inc.
d/b/a GTL
SECTION 4 -RATES (Continued)
4.4 VAC Inmate Service -Alternative Plan ID DOC
4.4.1 Local
Local Usage:
Per Minute
4.4.2 IntraLATA
IntraLATA Toll:Usage
Idaho p.u.c.TariffNo.1
151 Revised Page No.31
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$0.31
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$0.3000
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$0.3000
EveninglNight/Weekend
Initial Min Add'l Min
$0.3000 $0.3000
Effective:June 20,2016
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Tariff Administrator
12021 Sunset Hills Road,Suite 100
Reston,VA 20190
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
June 20, 2016
Boise, Idaho
Value-Added Communications,Inc.
d/b/a GTL
Idaho P.u.e.Tariff No.1
4th Revised Page No.32
Cancels 3rd Revised Page No.32
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SECTION 4 -RATES (Continued)
4.4 VAC Inmate Service -Alternative Plan ID DOC (Continued)
4.4.3 InterLATA -Intrastate
InterLATA Toll:Usage
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$0.3500
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Evening/Night/Weekend
Initial Min Add'l Min
$0.3500 $0.3500 (C)
Paper Bill/Statement Fees $2.00
Automated payment fees $3.00
B.Live Agent Fee - A fee associated with the optional use of a live operator to complete
Inmate Calling Services transactions.
B.Paper Bill/Statement Fees -Fees associated with providing customers of Inmate
Calling Services an optional paper billing statement.
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$5.95LiveAgentFee
Ancillary Service Charges
A.Automated Payment Fees (where available)-Credit Card payment,debit card
payment,and bill processing fees,including fees for payments made by interactive voice
response (IVR),web,or kiosk (where available).
4.4.4
Issued:June 2,2016 Effective:June 20,2016
TariffAdministrator
12021 Sunset Hills Road,Suite 100
Reston,VA 20190
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the Secretary
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
June 20, 2016
Boise, Idaho